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airmail

airmail / airmail
NounTransitive Verb
past: airmailedpp: airmaileding: airmailing

This term describes the expedited transport of correspondence via aircraft, carrying a connotation of urgency and international reach. It is typically used in administrative or logistical contexts to distinguish between surface mail and faster aerial delivery. As a noun, the word is uncountable when referring to the system of transport or the collective mail being sent. It does not take a plural form in these contexts, requiring phrases like "a piece of airmail" if a specific item must be singled out.

Meanings

Nounairmail

The system of transporting mail by aircraft.

"The company sent the documents via airmail to ensure they arrived by tomorrow."

Transitive Verbairmail
[~ something]

To send a letter or package using an aircraft transport service.

"I will airmail the contract to your office immediately."

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